KHAMA RAM VISHNOI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SINCE identical questions of fact and law are involved in all these writ petitions, they are being disposed of by a common order.

(2.) IN all these writ petitions, the grievance expressed by the petitioners is that the respondents have not properly appreciated Rr. 13 & 15 of the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989 (in short `the Rules, 1989' ).

(3.) THE petitioner-Khama Ram Vishnoi was selected on the post of Constable Driver in pursuance to the advertisement dated 14. 10. 1997 but he was not given appointment and the persons lower in the merit list were appointed on 30. 3. 1998. THE petitioner met the authorities concerned and was informed that as punishment of fine was imposed on him a criminal trial he was not appointed. Admittedly the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Karauli vide its judgment dated 1. 10. 1996 convicted the petitioner u/s. 279 r/w Sec. 337 IPC and imposed fine in the sum of Rs. 500/-and Rs. 300/-respectively. THE respondents submitted reply with the averments that the petitioner-Khama Ram Vishnoi suppressed this information in the application form and did not mention that he was involved in a criminal case. Writ Petition No. 2966/1998